Chapter 21—Christ Deals With Minds
Christ’s Teaching to Be a Guide—Christ’s teaching, like His
sympathies, embraced the world. Never can there be a circumstance
of life, a crisis in human experience, which has not been anticipated in
His teaching and for which its principles have not a lesson. The Prince
of teachers, His words will be found a guide to His co-workers till the
end of time.—
Education, 81, 82
(1903).
He Identified Himself With the Interests of His Hearers—He
taught in a way that made them feel the completeness of His identifi-
cation with their interests and happiness. His instruction was so direct,
His illustrations were so appropriate, His words so sympathetic and
cheerful, that His hearers were charmed.—
The Ministry of Healing,
24
(1905).
He Understands the Hidden Working of the Human Mind—
He who has paid the infinite price to redeem men reads with unerring
accuracy all the hidden workings of the human mind and knows just
how to deal with every soul. And in dealing with men, He manifests
the same principles that are manifest in the natural world.—
Special
Testimonies for Ministers and Workers 3, 1895, 17.
(
Testimonies to
Ministers and Gospel Workers, 189, 190
.)
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He Works Through Calm, Regular Operation of Laws—God
works through the calm, regular operation of His appointed laws.
So it is in spiritual things. Satan is constantly seeking to produce
effects by rude and violent thrusts, but Jesus found access to minds
by the pathway of their most familiar associations. He disturbed as
little as possible their accustomed train of thought, by abrupt actions or
prescribed rules. He honored man with His confidence, and thus placed
him on his honor. He introduced old truths in a new and precious light.
Thus when only twelve years old He astonished the doctors of the law
by His questions in the temple.—
Manuscript 44, 1894.
(
Evangelism,
139, 140
.)
Always Surrounded With Peace—His tender compassion fell
with a touch of healing upon weary and troubled hearts. Even amid
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